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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
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| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
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| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |