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 |
|---|---|
| repercussion | reflection |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| leery | suspicious |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
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| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |