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 |
|---|---|
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| freebooter | pirate |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |