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 |
|---|---|
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| primal | original |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |