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 |
|---|---|
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| overweening | arrogant |
| accessible | capable of being reached |