GRE Word List

BETRAY

to lead astray

The meaning of the word betray is to lead astray.

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proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
hutan often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
trickleto issue or fall in drops
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity