GRE Word List
DISHEARTEN
to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
The meaning of the word dishearten is to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |