GRE Word List
DERELICTION
an intentional abandonment
The meaning of the word dereliction is an intentional abandonment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| environ | encircle |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |