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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| pilfer | steal |