GRE Word List
SMOTHER
to kill by depriving of air
The meaning of the word smother is to kill by depriving of air.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| categorical | absolute |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |