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 |
|---|---|
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |