GRE Word List
RENOUNCE
abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation
The meaning of the word renounce is abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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inception | start; beginning |
lampoon | ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution |
grouch | bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble |
sear | burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither |
disparate | basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated |
domicile | home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain. |
tribulation | suffering; ordeal; distress; trial |
frenetic | frenzied; frantic |
egregious | notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
vouch | give a personal guarantee; Ex. I can vouch for his integrity; N. voucher |