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 |
|---|---|
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| polity | political organization |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |