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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| headlong | headfirst |
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| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| rider | one that rides |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |