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 |
|---|---|
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |