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 |
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monotony | tedious sameness |
antecede | precede |
speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
dingy | dirty |
whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
doddering | feeble |
blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |