GRE Word List
BETOKEN
to typify beforehand : presage
The meaning of the word betoken is to typify beforehand : presage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |