GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| prattle | prate |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |