TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 26-Aug-13
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 26-Aug-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists dissuade [ di-SWEYD ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. to persuade not to perform an act 2. to deter 3. to advise against doing something USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : We dissuaded our friend from dropping out of college. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : They are also intended to dissuade Israel from launching attacks on Iran's nuclear facilitiesMy husband wants to fly over and accompany me but I dissuade him, saying that after all the upheaval the children need him more than I do. The Telegraph, Judith Woods records the physical and emotional trauma of breaking her back, 28 January 2010. profligate [ PROF-li-git,...