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 |
|---|---|
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |