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 |
|---|---|
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| executor | one who executes something |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |