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.

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WordMeaning
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
trancestupor
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence