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 |
|---|---|
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |