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 |
|---|---|
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |