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 |
|---|---|
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| demure | reserved |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |