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 |
|---|---|
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |