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 |
|---|---|
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |