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

WordMeaning
mandatean authoritative command
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
trampto walk, tread, or step especially heavily
monochromatichaving or consisting of one color or hue
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable