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 |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| implode | to burst inward |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| leave-taking | departure |