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 |
|---|---|
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| historic | historical |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |