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 |
|---|---|
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
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| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
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| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |