GRE Word List
APOSTATE
one who commits apostasy
The meaning of the word apostate is one who commits apostasy.
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| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
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| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
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| antecede | precede |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
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