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 |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| score | twenty |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |