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
immobilitynot moving : motionless
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
unbridledunrestrained
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
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