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 |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| dart | a light spear |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |