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 |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
