GRE Word List

REMIT

to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly

The meaning of the word remit is to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly.

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WordMeaning
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
longevitya long duration of individual life