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 |
|---|---|
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |