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 |
|---|---|
| expatriate | banish |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |