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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
---|---|
simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
putrefy | to make putrid |
jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |