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

WordMeaning
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
fussyeasily upset : irritable
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
bulgeto jut out : swell
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
droopto hang or incline downward
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate