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 |
|---|---|
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |