GRE Word List

RENOUNCE

to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration

The meaning of the word renounce is to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration.

Random words

WordMeaning
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
cohortscompanion
integralessential to completeness : constituent
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
leave-takingdeparture
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life