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
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
carriondead and putrefying flesh
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
provisionthe act or process of providing
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra