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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WordMeaning
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
perforateto make a hole through
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening