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 |
|---|---|
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |