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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mediumsomething in a middle position
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
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bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
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concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
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