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 |
|---|---|
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| paltry | inferior |