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 |
|---|---|
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
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