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 |
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unseemly | not seemly: such as |
descry | to catch sight of |
redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
pantomime | pantomimist |
rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |