GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| ramification | branch |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| leave-taking | departure |
| boor | peasant |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
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| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |