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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| amity | friendship |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |