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
assentto agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
belaborto attack verbally
passepast one's prime
pantomimepantomimist
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)