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 |
|---|---|
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |