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 |
|---|---|
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |