GRE Word List

QUISLING

traitor

The meaning of the word quisling is traitor.

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WordMeaning
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
recipientone that receives : receiver
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands