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 |
|---|---|
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |