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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WordMeaning
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail