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 |
|---|---|
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| onus | burden |