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 |
|---|---|
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| convention | agreement |
| aver | to declare positively |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |