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 |
|---|---|
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| wry | twist |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |