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 |
|---|---|
| implode | to burst inward |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |