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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |