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 |
|---|---|
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |