GRE Word List
APOSTATE
one who commits apostasy
The meaning of the word apostate is one who commits apostasy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |