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 |
|---|---|
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |