GRE Word List
STIFLE
to withhold from circulation or expression
The meaning of the word stifle is to withhold from circulation or expression.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| rift | fissure |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |