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 |
|---|---|
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |