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 |
|---|---|
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |