GRE Word List
BETROTH
to promise to marry
The meaning of the word betroth is to promise to marry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |