GRE Word List
APOSTATE
one who commits apostasy
The meaning of the word apostate is one who commits apostasy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |