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
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
coaxto influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part