dismiss

Day 31Level 1

dis-MIS

reject

to reject ; wave aside

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

remove, discharge, discard

Antonyms:

hold, maintain, preserve

Example Sentence:

England football team captain dismissed the reports of his retirement after team's poor run in euro cup.

Related Words

depart secretly

aab-SKAHND

to depart in a sudden and secret manner

severe suffering

ANG-gwish

acute pain or suffering

pacify

uh-PEEZ

to bring to a state of peace or calm; pacify

playful remarks

BAN-ter

friendly and teasing remarks

roundabout

suhr-kuhm-loh-KYOO-shuhn

roundabout, lengthy way of saying something

implication

kon-uh-TEY-shuhn

implication, association