GRE Word List

BETOKEN

to typify beforehand : presage

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

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avowto declare assuredly
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
disingenuouslacking in candor
markedhaving an identifying mark
lewdobscene
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image