GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| rarefied | being less dense |