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
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism