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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| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
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| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
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| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| dolt | a stupid person |