GRE Word List

RELINQUISH

to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind

The meaning of the word relinquish is to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind.

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WordMeaning
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
passepast one's prime
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libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
coaxto influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle
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eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
lavishexpending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat