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 |
|---|---|
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| mortician | undertaker |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |