GRE Word List
QUISLING
traitor
The meaning of the word quisling is traitor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |