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 |
|---|---|
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| encompass | include |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| submerge | to put under water |