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 |
|---|---|
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |