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 |
|---|---|
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |