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 |
|---|---|
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| cipher | zero |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |