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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covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
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ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
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thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
forswearto make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith