GRE Word List

BEHOLDEN

being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted

The meaning of the word beholden is being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted.

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WordMeaning
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
compriseto be made up of
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
vigilantalertly watchful especially to avoid danger
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
foregoto go before : precede