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 |
|---|---|
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| espouse | marry |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| cohorts | companion |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |