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 |
|---|---|
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| sentinel | sentry |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |