GRE Word List
DEFECTION
conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
The meaning of the word defection is conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| expatriate | banish |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| spoof | deceive |
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| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |