GRE Word List
ABROGATE
to abolish by authoritative action : annul
The meaning of the word abrogate is to abolish by authoritative action : annul.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |