GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| fester | to generate pus |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |