GRE Word List

BETRAY

to lead astray

The meaning of the word betray is to lead astray.

Random words

WordMeaning
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
shearto cut off the hair from
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
plummetto fall perpendicularly
epitomea typical or ideal example : embodiment
forlornbereft
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
implicationsomething implied: such as
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)