GRE Word List

BETRAY

to lead astray

The meaning of the word betray is to lead astray.

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WordMeaning
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
dingydirty
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
predecessorone that precedes
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
convolutedhaving convolutions
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal