GRE Word List
DISSUADE
to advise (a person) against something
The meaning of the word dissuade is to advise (a person) against something.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
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| thespian | actor |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |