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 |
|---|---|
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| fulcrum | prop |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| executioner | one who executes |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |