GRE Word List
SMOTHER
to kill by depriving of air
The meaning of the word smother is to kill by depriving of air.
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|---|---|
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
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| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
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| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |