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 |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |