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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |