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 |
|---|---|
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| trenchant | keen |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |