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 |
|---|---|
| convene | to come together in a body |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |