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 |
|---|---|
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| gnome | maxim |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| prank | trick |
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| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |