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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WordMeaning
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
convolutedhaving convolutions
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over