Sentence:  "He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." &para; "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" &para; "This morning, before father went downtown." &para; Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, <WSD>dismissing</WSD> the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served&mdash;cambric tea in Drina's case. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To reject; to refuse to accept.