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 |
|---|---|
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |