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 |
|---|---|
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| violate | break |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| lax | loose |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |