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 |
|---|---|
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |