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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| potentate | ruler |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| trance | stupor |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |