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
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
minutiaea minute or minor detail
thralla state of servitude or submission
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
piedof two or more colors in blotches
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient