GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |