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

WordMeaning
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
knottymarked by or full of knots