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 |
|---|---|
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |