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 |
|---|---|
| dys- | abnormal |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| aver | to declare positively |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |