GRE Word List
WITHSTAND
to stand up against : oppose with firm determination
The meaning of the word withstand is to stand up against : oppose with firm determination.
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abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
whittle | a large knife |
salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |