GRE Word List
BETRAY
to lead astray
The meaning of the word betray is to lead astray.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |