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 |
|---|---|
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |