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 |
|---|---|
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |