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 |
|---|---|
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |