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 |
|---|---|
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| quorum | a select group |
| finished | entirely done |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |