GRE Word List
BETRAY
to lead astray
The meaning of the word betray is to lead astray.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |