GRE Word List

DISSIPATE

to break up and drive off

The meaning of the word dissipate is to break up and drive off.

Random words

WordMeaning
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs
arcadea long arched building or gallery
acmethe highest point or stage
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent