GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inanimate | not animate: |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |