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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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
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skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
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visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
realmkingdom