GRE Word List
BETOKEN
to typify beforehand : presage
The meaning of the word betoken is to typify beforehand : presage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |