GRE Word List

QUISLING

traitor

The meaning of the word quisling is traitor.

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WordMeaning
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
philanthropistone who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy