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 |
|---|---|
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| boor | peasant |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |