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 |
|---|---|
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |