GRE Word List

QUISLING

traitor

The meaning of the word quisling is traitor.

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crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
bacchanalorgy
patentopen to public inspection
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scintillaspark
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
concoctto prepare by combining raw materials
fussyeasily upset : irritable