GRE Word List

QUISLING

traitor

The meaning of the word quisling is traitor.

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WordMeaning
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
physiologicalof or relating to physiology
compulsivehaving power to compel
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject