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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| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| trenchant | keen |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| brook | creek |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |