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 |
|---|---|
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| stilted | pompous |