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 |
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derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
stem_from | arise from; originate from |