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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|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
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| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
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