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
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
magnitudegreat size or extent
apiaristbeekeeper
durationcontinuance in time
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
ferventvery hot : glowing