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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WordMeaning
indomitableincapable of being subdued : unconquerable
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication