GRE Word List
DISSENT
to withhold assent or approval
The meaning of the word dissent is to withhold assent or approval.
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|---|---|
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
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| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
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