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 |
|---|---|
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| purported | reputed |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |