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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| coin | corner |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| growl | rumble |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |