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 |
|---|---|
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| writ | something written : writing |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| poise | balance |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |