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 |
|---|---|
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |