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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| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |