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 |
|---|---|
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
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| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
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| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |