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GRE Multiple Choice Questions - List 24

GRE - Flashcards - Multiple Choice Questions - SHOW ME LIST 24

Definition:

(verb) correct by punishment or discipline

(verb) to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

(verb) make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

(verb) get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

(verb) hold within limits and control; "####### one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"

(verb) put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

 

** Please Select the best Word that fits the definition in the left column

SPURN
SQUANDER
STEEPLY
SUBDUE
SUCCOR