GRE Word List

RESIGNATION

an act or instance of resigning something : surrender

The meaning of the word resignation is an act or instance of resigning something : surrender.

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WordMeaning
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
oafa stupid person : boob
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
consortassociate
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
vibrantpulsating with life, vigor, or activity
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)