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 |
|---|---|
| headlong | headfirst |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| devious | wandering |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |