GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| encumber | weigh down |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |