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 |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |