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 |
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| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| aver | to declare positively |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
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