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 |
|---|---|
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| pitfall | trap |
| heed | to pay attention |
| unique | being the only one : sole |