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 |
|---|---|
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| farce | stuff |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |