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 |
|---|---|
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| environ | encircle |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |