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 |
|---|---|
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |