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 |
|---|---|
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| gazette | newspaper |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| countenance | look |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |