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 |
|---|---|
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |