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 |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| rift | fissure |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |