GRE Word List
STANCH
to check or stop the flowing of
The meaning of the word stanch is to check or stop the flowing of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| unkempt | not combed |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |