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 |
|---|---|
| ebullient | boiling |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |