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 |
|---|---|
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
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| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
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