VCR Lesson 10
Annie Ball
The ____________, a former Nazi general, was killed for being a traitor and a spy when Hitler found out he was giving information to the Allied Powers.
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Apostate
N. - A person who forsakes his or her principles, religion, or allegiances.
Roots: APO <G. "away from"
Apotasty, n.
Apostate, adj.
Apostatize, v.
Synonyms: dissentor, defector, deserter, traitor, backslider, turncoat
Antonyms: follower, supporter, believer, devotee, defender, worshiper
Choose the sentence in which the bolded word is used incorrectly.
- The former track star became an apostate when he transferred to the rival swim and dive team.
- After being apostatory for years, Bruno reluctantly returned to Catholicism.
- The apostate woman protested outside the Clinic she used to manage, hoping to get it shut down.
- Laurel did not want to tell her parents about her transient apostasy, an effect of her inebriation that allowed her to get pregnant.