GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| rotunda | a round building |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| calculated | apt |