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 |
|---|---|
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| 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 |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |