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 |
|---|---|
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |