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 |
|---|---|
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |