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 |
|---|---|
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |