GRE Word List
BETROTH
to promise to marry
The meaning of the word betroth is to promise to marry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| slapdash | haphazard |