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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WordMeaning
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
potentateruler
dilateto become enlarged or widened
gibeto utter taunting words
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
trancestupor
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound