GRE Word List
SUPPRESS
to put down by authority or force : subdue
The meaning of the word suppress is to put down by authority or force : subdue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |