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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |