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 |
|---|---|
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| brazen | made of brass |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |