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 |
|---|---|
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| veracious | truthful |
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| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |