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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |