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 |
|---|---|
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |