GRE Word List

DISMISS

to permit or cause to leave

The meaning of the word dismiss is to permit or cause to leave.

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WordMeaning
adjointo add or attach by joining
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
nauseaa stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
encircleto form a circle around : surround