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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| Word | Meaning |
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| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |