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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protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
desperatehaving lost hope
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
seinea 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
oatha 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
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
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