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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|---|---|
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| stilted | pompous |
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| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
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| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |