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 |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| hallowed | holy |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| guy | man |