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 |
|---|---|
| edifice | building |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
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| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |