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 |
|---|---|
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |