GRE Word List
GAINSAY
to declare to be untrue or invalid
The meaning of the word gainsay is to declare to be untrue or invalid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |