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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stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
rescind | to take away : remove |