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 |
|---|---|
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| impuissance | weakness |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |