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
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
crescendoa gradual increase
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
addlerotten
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
eventualcontingent