GRE Word List
BETOKEN
to typify beforehand : presage
The meaning of the word betoken is to typify beforehand : presage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |