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 |
|---|---|
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| condole | grieve |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |