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 |
|---|---|
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| edifice | building |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |