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 |
|---|---|
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
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| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
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| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |