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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WordMeaning
austerestern and cold in appearance or manner
begetto procreate as the father : sire
gradationa series forming successive stages
predecessorone that precedes
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
muddleto make turbid or muddy
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring