GRE Word List

BETOKEN

to typify beforehand : presage

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

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withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
politypolitical organization
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
pungentsharply painful
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
anachronisman error in chronology
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result