GRE Word List
BREACH
infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
The meaning of the word breach is infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |