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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maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
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expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
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deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
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