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 |
|---|---|
| spare | not being used |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| reckon | count |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |