GRE Word List
BETROTH
to promise to marry
The meaning of the word betroth is to promise to marry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trample | tramp |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |