GRE Word List
THROTTLE
to compress the throat of : choke
The meaning of the word throttle is to compress the throat of : choke.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| succor | relief |