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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retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
chapela subordinate or private place of worship: such as
jocosegiven to joking : merry
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
witherto become dry and sapless
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
satiatefilled to satiety
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration