blanch

verbCommon GRE wordMore B words

to turn pale, especially from shock or fear

In a sentence

Blanch in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing blanch in a sentence.

She blanched at the sight of the towering medical bill.

Synonyms

palewhitenblench

Antonyms

flushredden

Keep going

marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity

to pester or harass someone persistently

light, playful, and witty banter

to confuse or perplex thoroughly

threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way

to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something

to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size

lacking originality and so dull or commonplace

Common questions

Blanch (verb) means to turn pale, especially from shock or fear

Here is blanch used in an example sentence: "She blanched at the sight of the towering medical bill."

Common synonyms for blanch include pale, whiten, blench.

Antonyms of blanch include flush, redden.

Blanch is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.