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 |
|---|---|
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| apoplexy | stroke |