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 |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| executor | one who executes something |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |