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

WordMeaning
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
promptto move to action : incite
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
steeplofty
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
slewa large number
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous