GRE Word List
DISMISS
to permit or cause to leave
The meaning of the word dismiss is to permit or cause to leave.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| junket | trip |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |