GRE Word List
DISSUADE
to advise (a person) against something
The meaning of the word dissuade is to advise (a person) against something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |