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

WordMeaning
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
inflateddistended with air or gas
flightyswift
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)