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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |