GRE Word List

BETOKEN

to typify beforehand : presage

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

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WordMeaning
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead