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 |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| ram | a male sheep |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |