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 |
|---|---|
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| antecede | precede |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| dingy | dirty |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| doddering | feeble |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |