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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|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| bacchanal | orgy |
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| mirage | an optical (see optical |
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| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
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| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
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