GRE Word List
BACKSLIDE
to lapse morally or in the practice of religion
The meaning of the word backslide is to lapse morally or in the practice of religion.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| apprehend | arrest |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |