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 |
|---|---|
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| cemetery | a burial ground |