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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immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
lode | waterway |
hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |