GRE Word List
TURNCOAT
traitor
The meaning of the word turncoat is traitor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cataclysm | deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change |
| haughtiness | pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty |
| salubrious | healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health |
| bent | determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination |
| pessimism | belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic |
| egress | exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress |
| bane | posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous |
| colander | utensil with perforated bottom used for straining |
| expedient | suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient |
| arable | fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land |
