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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| quarry | game |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |