GRE Word List
APOSTATE
one who commits apostasy
The meaning of the word apostate is one who commits apostasy.
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| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
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| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
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| brevity | shortness of duration |
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