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 |
|---|---|
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| kismet | fate |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| docile | easily taught |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |