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 |
|---|---|
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
