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 |
|---|---|
| steep | lofty |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |