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.

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WordMeaning
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
profligatewildly extravagant
mimicryan instance of mimicking
outlooka place offering a view
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate