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 |
|---|---|
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |