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 |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| hurl | rush |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |