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 |
|---|---|
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| wont | accustomed |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| blanch | to take the color out of |