GRE Word List
BETROTH
to promise to marry
The meaning of the word betroth is to promise to marry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |