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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| passe | past one's prime |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |