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

WordMeaning
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
bacchanalorgy
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
rightfuljust