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 |
|---|---|
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| ravenous | rapacious |