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 |
|---|---|
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |