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 |
|---|---|
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
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