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 |
|---|---|
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |