GRE Word List
QUISLING
traitor
The meaning of the word quisling is traitor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |