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 |
|---|---|
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |