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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scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
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receptiveable or inclined to receive
servileof or befitting a menial position
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed