GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| dilute | attenuate |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |