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
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
corrugatedhaving corrugations
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
abbreviateto make briefer
plaitpleat
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of