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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WordMeaning
primaloriginal
lagone that lags or is last
scintillaspark
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
foregoto go before : precede
aloftat or to a great height
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence