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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|---|---|
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
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| finery | ornament |
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| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
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