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 |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| gnarl | snarl |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| scion | descendant |