GRE Word List

STIFLE

to withhold from circulation or expression

The meaning of the word stifle is to withhold from circulation or expression.

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derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
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cemeterya burial ground
repelto drive back : repulse
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically