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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| auroral | dawn |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |