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 |
|---|---|
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |