GRE Word List
BETOKEN
to typify beforehand : presage
The meaning of the word betoken is to typify beforehand : presage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sheer | unqualified |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| environ | encircle |