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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| Word | Meaning |
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| rickety | affected with rickets |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| condign | deserved |
| wreak | bring about |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |