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 |
|---|---|
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |