GRE Word List
STIFLE
suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate
The meaning of the word stifle is suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petrify | turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze |
| pushy | disagreeably aggressive |
| underlying | lying below; fundamental |
| infer | deduce; conclude; N. inference |
| ancestry | family descent; ADJ. ancestral |
| meditation | reflection; thought; V. meditate |
| thrive | prosper; flourish |
| bearing | deportment; connection |
| forerunner | predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another |
| yore | time long past; Ex. in the days of yore |
