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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |