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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mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
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comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
facsimile | an exact copy |
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