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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |