GRE Word List
RENEGADE
a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
The meaning of the word renegade is a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another.
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| passe | past one's prime |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |