Word: dispeller
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Three months ago, Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Sergeev arrived in Athens bubbling gracious compliments in fluent Greek. The first Soviet ambassador to Athens since 1947, Sergeev had a tough assignment: to dispel the bitterness against Soviet Russia that still lingers from the Communists' bloody, two-yearlong civil war (1947-49) against the Greek government...
...recommended that the University assign some office the task of assembling similar statistics for all courses, to dispel the myth that a pre-med student must concentrate entirely on his studies, at the expense of other interests...
While Sally is on the stage, I Am a Camera glows with a warmth which even the banality of the dialogue and the plod of the other performers cannot wholly dispel...
...freedom and the evil of these highly publicized probes. Perhaps, the committee members don't know. And perhaps the silence of so many has convinced them that beneath the surface of education is an organized subversive movement. Only speaking forth and leaving none of their doubts unanswered can possibly dispel this myth. It is up to those who testify, both students and teachers, to open their months and clear the imaginations of both the investigators and the public...
...line be drawn between organized proselytism and offering Freshmen needed information? Easily, if House Committees and others let the Freshmen, who are the most concerned anyway, take the initiative. When, and only when, they visit the House should House members welcome them, point out the bright spots, dispel the rumors, and expose the stereotypes. But unless asked by the Union Committee or others, House members should not invade the Yard in person or in writing. Special enticements have no place at any time...