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 |
|---|---|
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |