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 |
|---|---|
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |