GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |