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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|---|---|
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
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| upright | perpendicular |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
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| biting | having the power to bite |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |