GRE: Withdrawal/Retreat
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abeyance | temporary cessation or suspension |
| Abjure | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
| Abnegation | renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others |
| Abortive | failing to accomplish an intended result |
| Abrogate | revoke formally |
| Decamp | leave suddenly |
| Demur | take exception to |
| Recant | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
| Recidivism | habitual relapse into crime |
| Remission | the act of absolving or remitting |
| Renege | fail to fulfill a promise or obligation |
| Rescind | to repeal, cancel |
| Retrograde | move back |
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