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 |
|---|---|
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |