GRE Word List
BETOKEN
to typify beforehand : presage
The meaning of the word betoken is to typify beforehand : presage.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| fleck | streak |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |