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 |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| reverberate | reflect |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |