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 |
|---|---|
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| lode | waterway |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
