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 |
|---|---|
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |