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 |
|---|---|
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| sentinel | sentry |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |