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 |
|---|---|
| sybarite | voluptuary |
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| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |