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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |