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

WordMeaning
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
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juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
facsimilean exact copy
immobilitynot moving : motionless
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
passepast one's prime
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark