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 |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |