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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |