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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orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
paramour | lover |
obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
marrow | bone marrow |
ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |