GRE Word List
FORSAKE
to renounce or turn away from entirely
The meaning of the word forsake is to renounce or turn away from entirely.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| fell | skin |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| sow | an adult female swine |