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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |