GRE Word List
DISSUADE
to advise (a person) against something
The meaning of the word dissuade is to advise (a person) against something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |