GRE Word List
DISSUADE
persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion
The meaning of the word dissuade is persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion.
Random words
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quail | cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart |
supererogatory | superfluous; more than needed or demanded |
procrastinate | postpone; delay or put off |
sanguinary | bloody; with much bloodshed |
fancier | breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal |
expletive | meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word |
afterlife | life after death; later part of one's life |
equity | fairness; justice; OP. inequity |
pejorative | (of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value; negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; Ex. Many women now considers ``housewife'' a pejorative expression, because it patronized them. |