apostate

Day 12Level 2

uh-PAHS-tayt

traitor

one who abandons a long-held religious or political path; traitor

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

betrayer, deserter

Antonyms:

adherent, loyalist

Example Sentence:

Johan declared himself an apostate because he gave up his faith in his religion.

Related Words

active

AJ-uhl

active; quick-moving

reserved

uh-LOOF

reserved, indifferent

hostility

an-TAG-uh-niz-uhm

hostility; strong opposition

to attack

uh-SAYL

to attack violently, especially with arguments

drunken

bak-uh-NEYL-yuh

involving large amounts of alcohol ; pertaining to revelry

dullness

buh-NAL-i-tee

ordinariness; dullness