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 |
|---|---|
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| cipher | zero |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |