GRE Word List

PALL

to lose strength or effectiveness

The meaning of the word pall is to lose strength or effectiveness.

Random words

WordMeaning
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
blushoutward appearance : view
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as