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

WordMeaning
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
prodigya highly talented child or youth
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
violatebreak