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 |
|---|---|
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
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| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |