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 |
|---|---|
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| betray | to lead astray |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |