GRE Word List
DISSIPATE
to break up and drive off
The meaning of the word dissipate is to break up and drive off.
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|---|---|
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| privy | private |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
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| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
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| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |