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 |
|---|---|
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |