GRE Word List
RELENT
to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity
The meaning of the word relent is to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity.
Random words
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| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| concur | to express agreement |
| rotunda | a round building |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |