GRE Word List
APOSTATE
one who commits apostasy
The meaning of the word apostate is one who commits apostasy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |