GRE Word List
SMOLDER
to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
The meaning of the word smolder is to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
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| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |