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 |
|---|---|
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |