GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| influx | a coming in |