GRE Word List
BETROTH
to promise to marry
The meaning of the word betroth is to promise to marry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| replicate | duplicate |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| verdant | green in tint or color |