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 |
|---|---|
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| polity | political organization |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |