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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| plane | airplane |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |