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 |
|---|---|
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| unsavory | insipid |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |