GRE Word List
BETOKEN
to typify beforehand : presage
The meaning of the word betoken is to typify beforehand : presage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| approbation | commendation |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |