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.

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WordMeaning
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
subsistencereal being : existence
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
veerto change direction or course
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent