GRE Word List
BETRAY
to lead astray
The meaning of the word betray is to lead astray.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |