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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
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| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
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| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
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| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |