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 |
|---|---|
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| occident | west |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| dint | force |