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 |
|---|---|
| expiate | to make amends for |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
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| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| crossbreed | hybridize |