GRE Word List
STRANGLE
kill by choking or suffocating; suppress
The meaning of the word strangle is kill by choking or suffocating; suppress.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encroachment | gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon |
| confluence | flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together |
| sound | in good condition; showing good judgment or good sense; thorough; complete; Ex. sound mind/investment/training |
| relic | surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse; Ex. ancient relics; Ex. relics of his travel; Ex. His relics are buried at X. |
| meditation | reflection; thought; V. meditate |
| motley | multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts) |
| puny | tiny; weak; insignificant |
| invidious | designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison |
| aphorism | pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic |
| fancied | imagined; unreal |