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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WordMeaning
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
primaloriginal
levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
miragean optical (see optical
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane