GRE Word List
SMOLDER
smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger
The meaning of the word smolder is smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger.
Random words
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effectuate | effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation |
reimburse | repay; pay back |
lexicon | dictionary |
ascribe | refer; attribute; assign |
frond | fern leaf; palm or banana leaf |
foible | small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble |
propellant | substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel) |
saline | salty |
rigid | hard and unbending; stiff and unyielding; fixed in behavior or views; strict; rigorous; Ex. rigid rule |
gaunt | lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren |