GRE Word List

RESCIND

to take away : remove

The meaning of the word rescind is to take away : remove.

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WordMeaning
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
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forlornbereft
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord