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 |
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machinations | an act of machinating |
pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
filing | an act or instance of using a file |
avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
engender | beget |