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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| refraction | deflection 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 |
| seemly | good-looking |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |