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 |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| colloquy | conversation |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |