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 |
|---|---|
| implication | something implied: such as |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |