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 |
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bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
disingenuous | lacking in candor |
ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
dulcet | sweet to the taste |
laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
incrustation | a crust or hard coating |