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 |
|---|---|
| encompass | include |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| circlet | a little circle |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |