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 |
|---|---|
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| kismet | fate |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |