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 |
|---|---|
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| inundate | overwhelm |