GRE Word List
DERELICT
abandoned especially by the owner or occupant
The meaning of the word derelict is abandoned especially by the owner or occupant.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
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| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| dissension | disagreement |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |