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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| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| harass | exhaust |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
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| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |