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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |