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 |
|---|---|
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |