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

WordMeaning
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
pedagogythe art, science, or profession of teaching
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
fashionthe prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
minusculevery small
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots