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 |
|---|---|
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |