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 |
|---|---|
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| wanton | merciless |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |