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
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
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titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
clariona medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning