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 |
|---|---|
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| concur | to express agreement |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |