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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| courier | messenger |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| contrive | devise |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |