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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
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| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
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