GRE Word List
APOSTATE
one who commits apostasy
The meaning of the word apostate is one who commits apostasy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |