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 |
|---|---|
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |