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 |
|---|---|
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |