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 |
|---|---|
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |