GRE Word List

BETOKEN

to typify beforehand : presage

The meaning of the word betoken is to typify beforehand : presage.

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WordMeaning
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain