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 |
|---|---|
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| dilute | attenuate |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |