GRE Word List
REPRESS
to check by or as if by pressure : curb
The meaning of the word repress is to check by or as if by pressure : curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| contest | strive |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |