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 |
|---|---|
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |