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 |
|---|---|
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| pitfall | trap |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |