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 |
|---|---|
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |