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 |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
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