GRE Word List

QUISLING

traitor

The meaning of the word quisling is traitor.

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itineranttraveling from place to place
figmentsomething made up or contrived
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
bolstera long pillow or cushion
elusivetending to elude: such as
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)