GRE Word List

APOSTATE

one who commits apostasy

The meaning of the word apostate is one who commits apostasy.

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WordMeaning
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition