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 |
|---|---|
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| courier | messenger |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |