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 |
|---|---|
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| flounder | flatfish |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |