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 |
|---|---|
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |