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 |
|---|---|
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
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| asunder | into parts |