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 |
|---|---|
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| forlorn | bereft |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |