GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| plane | airplane |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |