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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |