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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WordMeaning
indemnifyto secure against hurt, loss, or damage
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
preamblean introductory statement
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
surmountto prevail over : overcome
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
propellantcapable of propelling