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 |
|---|---|
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |