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

WordMeaning
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
antipathya strong feeling of dislike
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut