GRE Word List
THROTTLE
to compress the throat of : choke
The meaning of the word throttle is to compress the throat of : choke.
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|---|---|
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| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
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