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

WordMeaning
expiateto make amends for
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
naivetea naive remark or action
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
crossbreedhybridize