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).

Random words

WordMeaning
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
reputedhaving a good repute : reputable
franticemotionally out of control
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
apparentopen to view : visible
implyto express indirectly
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another