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 |
|---|---|
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| duration | continuance in time |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| retribution | recompense |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |