GRE Word List
PALL
to lose strength or effectiveness
The meaning of the word pall is to lose strength or effectiveness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| occident | west |