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 |
|---|---|
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
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| foppish | foolish |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |