GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |