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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| fauna | animal life |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |