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 |
|---|---|
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |