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
nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or being nourished
discloseto make known or public
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
holstera leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
withholdto hold back from action : check
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency