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 |
|---|---|
| spoof | deceive |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| harass | exhaust |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |