GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repercussion | reflection |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| debonair | suave |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |