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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|---|---|
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |