GRE Word List
TURNCOAT
one who switches to an opposing side or party
The meaning of the word turncoat is one who switches to an opposing side or party.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |