GRE Word List
BETROTH
to promise to marry
The meaning of the word betroth is to promise to marry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |