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
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
betrothto promise to marry
catastrophea momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as