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 |
|---|---|
| abortive | prematurely born |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |