GRE Word List
BETROTH
to promise to marry
The meaning of the word betroth is to promise to marry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |