GRE Word List

DAUNT

to lessen the courage of : cow

The meaning of the word daunt is to lessen the courage of : cow.

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WordMeaning
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
predilectionan established preference for something
impingeencroach