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 |
|---|---|
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |