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

WordMeaning
haggardnot tamed
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
unfalteringnot wavering or weakening : firm
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
rescindto take away : remove