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 |
|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |