GRE Word List
BETROTH
to promise to marry
The meaning of the word betroth is to promise to marry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| delve | excavate |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| fervid | very hot : burning |