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
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| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
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| quench | put out |
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