GRE Word List
RELEGATE
to send into exile : banish
The meaning of the word relegate is to send into exile : banish.
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| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
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| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
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