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 |
|---|---|
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |