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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|---|---|
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
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| remediable | capable of being remedied |
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| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
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| rotunda | a round building |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| grill | to broil on a grill |