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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| privy | private |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |