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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| rider | one that rides |