GRE Word List
BETOKEN
to typify beforehand : presage
The meaning of the word betoken is to typify beforehand : presage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |