GRE Word List
BETOKEN
to typify beforehand : presage
The meaning of the word betoken is to typify beforehand : presage.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| dint | force |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |