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.

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striatedmarked with striations or striae
exchequera department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes