GRE Word List
ABDICATE
to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
The meaning of the word abdicate is to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
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| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| encumber | weigh down |
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