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 |
|---|---|
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| paltry | inferior |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |