GRE Word List

RESIGN

relegate

The meaning of the word resign is relegate.

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WordMeaning
sentinelsentry
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
self-righteousconvinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic
oligarchygovernment by the few
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress