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 |
|---|---|
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| drab | slattern |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |