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 |
|---|---|
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| convention | agreement |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |