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 |
|---|---|
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
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| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |