GRE Word List
BETROTH
to promise to marry
The meaning of the word betroth is to promise to marry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| forte | one's strong point |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |