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.

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WordMeaning
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
stemthe main trunk of a plant
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
suppliantsupplicant
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as