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 |
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affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
victuals | food usable by people |
pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
kismet | fate |
viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |