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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WordMeaning
calorificcaloric
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
distortto twist (see twist
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year