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 |
|---|---|
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| clip | encompass |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| dynamo | generator |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |