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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tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
credential | warranting credit or confidence |
parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
effete | no longer fertile |
forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |