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
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
vitalof the utmost importance
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
fusionthe act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms