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 |
|---|---|
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| scotch | scottish |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |