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 |
|---|---|
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |