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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|---|---|
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| naivete | a naive remark or action |
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| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| farce | stuff |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
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