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 |
|---|---|
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| lax | loose |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |