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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WordMeaning
depleteto empty of a principal substance
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
riftfissure
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
egregiousconspicuous
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience