GRE Word List

BETOKEN

to typify beforehand : presage

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

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WordMeaning
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
kenthe range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
compartmenta separate division or section