GRE Word List
BETRAY
to lead astray
The meaning of the word betray is to lead astray.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |