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 |
|---|---|
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |