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 |
|---|---|
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |