GRE Word List

QUISLING

traitor

The meaning of the word quisling is traitor.

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sobernot intoxicated
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
contagiona contagious disease
illuminateto supply or brighten with light
gerontologythe comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
writheto twist into coils or folds
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety