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 |
|---|---|
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
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| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
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| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
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