GRE Word List

BLANCH

to take the color out of

The meaning of the word blanch is to take the color out of.

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WordMeaning
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
viandan item of food
extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
cajoleto persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand