GRE Word List
INHIBIT
restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition
The meaning of the word inhibit is restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marginal | of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability |
| nominal | in name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint |
| transcendental | going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism |
| scotch | stamp out(put an end to); thwart; hinder; Ex. scotch the rumor; CF. cut; CF. Θ°΅Ώΐ» ΑΩΐΜ΄Β ΐΗΉΜ |
| title | name (of a book, film, etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate |
| bristling | rising like bristles; showing irritation |
| nourishment | something that nourishes; food |
| mandate | order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory |
| malingerer | one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work |
| flaunt | display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !'' |
