GRE Word List

STIFLE

to withhold from circulation or expression

The meaning of the word stifle is to withhold from circulation or expression.

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WordMeaning
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
vertexthe top of the head
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish
gustthe sensation of taste
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of