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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |