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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culverta transverse drain
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
compellingthat compels: such as
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
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ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
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dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
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