GRE Word List
MISCREANT
unbelieving
The meaning of the word miscreant is unbelieving.
Random words
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| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |