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 |
|---|---|
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| nib | bill |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
