GRE Word List
DISSUADE
persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion
The meaning of the word dissuade is persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regicide | murder of a king or queen |
| requite | make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal |
| parlance | language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance |
| resort | turn to for help; Ex. resort to violence; N. |
| floe | flat mass of floating ice |
| metaphysical | pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality |
| corporeal | bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible |
| solecism | nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette |
| transmute | transform; change; convert to something different |
| compliance | conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply |
