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 |
|---|---|
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| passe | past one's prime |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| abnegation | denial |
| politic | political |