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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| vertebrate | any 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 |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| realm | kingdom |