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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |