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

WordMeaning
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
ephemerallasting a very short time
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
shearto cut off the hair from
mimicryan instance of mimicking
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
modicuma small portion : a limited quantity