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 |
|---|---|
| conflagration | fire |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| bulk | magnitude |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |