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 |
|---|---|
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |