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 |
|---|---|
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| hubbub | noise |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |