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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WordMeaning
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
hazarda source of danger
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance