GRE Word List
BETROTH
to promise to marry
The meaning of the word betroth is to promise to marry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| abortive | prematurely born |
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