GRE Word List
INFIDEL
unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion)
The meaning of the word infidel is unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion).
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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minatory | menacing; threatening |
malefactor | evildoer; criminal |
sentient | capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience |
crinkle | wrinkle |
sour | having a sharp or acid taste; acid; tart; bad-tempered; V. |
sluggish | lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell |
arbiter | person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware |
hover | hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state |
vernacular | living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular |
humus | substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil |