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 |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| arid | excessively dry |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |