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 |
|---|---|
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| leery | suspicious |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |