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 |
|---|---|
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| urchin | hedgehog |