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 |
|---|---|
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| raspy | harsh |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |