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 |
|---|---|
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |