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 |
|---|---|
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
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| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| quorum | a select group |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
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