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 |
|---|---|
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |