GRE Word List
DISMISS
to permit or cause to leave
The meaning of the word dismiss is to permit or cause to leave.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
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| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |