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 |
|---|---|
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |