GRE Word List
RENEGE
to go back on a promise or commitment
The meaning of the word renege is to go back on a promise or commitment.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belabor | to attack verbally |
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| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| boor | peasant |
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| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
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