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 |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |