GRE Word List

ABNEGATION

denial

The meaning of the word abnegation is denial.

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lavishexpending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
sledgesledgehammer
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view