GRE Word List

QUISLING

traitor

The meaning of the word quisling is traitor.

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buoyanthaving buoyancy
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
offhandwithout premeditation or preparation : extempore
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different