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 |
|---|---|
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| engender | beget |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |