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 |
|---|---|
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| purported | reputed |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |