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 |
|---|---|
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |