GRE Word List

DERELICTION

an intentional abandonment

The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.

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WordMeaning
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
uproara state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
gustthe sensation of taste
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
depositiona testifying especially before a court
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people