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 |
|---|---|
| lax | loose |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |