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 |
|---|---|
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| purported | reputed |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |