GRE Word List
WAIVE
to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
The meaning of the word waive is to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |