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 |
|---|---|
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| seemly | good-looking |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| doddering | feeble |