GRE Word List

DERELICTION

an intentional abandonment

The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.

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WordMeaning
gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
blemishto spoil by a flaw
plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
slapdashhaphazard
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
limpto walk lamely
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