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.

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WordMeaning
expoundto set forth : state
militateto have weight or effect
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
seemlygood-looking
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize