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 |
|---|---|
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |