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 |
|---|---|
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| fleck | streak |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |