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

WordMeaning
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
diluteattenuate
retrenchcut down
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
reverberatereflect
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome