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 |
|---|---|
| demur | to take exception : object |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |