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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |