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 |
|---|---|
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| flighty | swift |