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.

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WordMeaning
rubrican authoritative rule
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
flushto fly away suddenly
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision