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 |
|---|---|
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| expatriate | banish |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| finished | entirely done |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |