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 |
|---|---|
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |