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 |
|---|---|
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| edifice | building |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |