GRE Word List
BETROTH
to promise to marry
The meaning of the word betroth is to promise to marry.
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|---|---|
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
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| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
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| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
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