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 |
|---|---|
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |