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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| haggard | not tamed |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |