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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WordMeaning
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
tillerone that tills : cultivator
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grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
advocateone who defends or maintains a cause or proposal