GRE Word List
DISABUSE
to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
The meaning of the word disabuse is to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
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| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
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| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |