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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |