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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repercussion | reflection |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |