GRE Word List

DERELICTION

an intentional abandonment

The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.

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impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
festerto generate pus
penetrateto pass into or through