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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indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
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palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
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