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 |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |