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 |
|---|---|
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |