GRE Word List
REPRESS
hold back (the natural expression of); restrain; crush; oppress; Ex. repressed child; Ex. repress a laugh/rebellion
The meaning of the word repress is hold back (the natural expression of); restrain; crush; oppress; Ex. repressed child; Ex. repress a laugh/rebellion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sledge | large sled drawn by work animals |
| propagate | increase in number by producing young; multiply; spread; Ex. Most plants propagate by seed; Ex. newspaper propagating their ideas |
| incapacitate | disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity |
| corpus | collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious |
| anvil | iron block used in hammering out metals |
| diva | operatic singer; prima donna |
| licentious | amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained |
| berate | scold strongly |
| dumbfound | astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded, dumfounded, dumbstruck |
