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 |
|---|---|
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| expatriate | banish |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |