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 |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |