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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
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| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
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| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
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