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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sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
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