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 |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| haven | harbor |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| countenance | look |