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 |
|---|---|
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |