GRE Word List

INHIBIT

to prohibit from doing something

The meaning of the word inhibit is to prohibit from doing something.

Random words

WordMeaning
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
immunenot susceptible or responsive
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
rivuleta small stream
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism