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 |
|---|---|
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| debonair | suave |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |