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 |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| cataclysm | flood |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |