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 |
|---|---|
| asunder | into parts |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
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