GRE Word List
SUFFOCATE
to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
The meaning of the word suffocate is to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| residual | remainder |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| dire | exciting horror |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |