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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|---|---|
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| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
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| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |