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 |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |