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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portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
accessiblecapable of being reached
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
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