GRE Word List
QUISLING
traitor
The meaning of the word quisling is traitor.
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|---|---|
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
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| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
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| nexus | connection |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |