GRE Word List

BETROTH

to promise to marry

The meaning of the word betroth is to promise to marry.

Random words

WordMeaning
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)
predilectionan established preference for something
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response