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 |
|---|---|
| hubbub | noise |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| dominate | rule |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |