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 |
|---|---|
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |