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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obscure | dark |
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| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
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| 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 |