GRE Word List
BETRAY
to lead astray
The meaning of the word betray is to lead astray.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |