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.

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soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
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placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
drasticacting rapidly or violently
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
passiveacted upon by an external agency
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
slackento make less active : slow up
dismissto permit or cause to leave