GRE Word List
DISPEL
to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
The meaning of the word dispel is to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |