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
yoretime past and especially long past
opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
clamornoisy shouting
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes