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 |
|---|---|
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| billow | wave |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| impuissance | weakness |