GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |