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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |