GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |