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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|---|---|
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| decipher | decode |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
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