GRE Word List

QUISLING

traitor

The meaning of the word quisling is traitor.

Random words

WordMeaning
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
gauntexcessively thin and angular
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon