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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WordMeaning
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
inflateddistended with air or gas
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
providentfrugal