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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convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing
marrowbone marrow
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent