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 |
|---|---|
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |