GRE Word List
ALLEGE
to assert without proof or before proving
The meaning of the word allege is to assert without proof or before proving.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |