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 |
|---|---|
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |