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 |
|---|---|
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
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| cemetery | a burial ground |
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| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
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