GRE Word List

BETROTH

to promise to marry

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

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palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
militateto have weight or effect
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation