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 |
|---|---|
| vendetta | blood feud |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |