GRE Word List
BETROTH
to promise to marry
The meaning of the word betroth is to promise to marry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
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| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |