GRE Word List
STRANGLE
to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
The meaning of the word strangle is to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle.
Random words
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obscure | dark |
tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
denomination | an act of denominating |
consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |