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SAT Multiple Choice Questions - List 87

SAT - Flashcards - Multiple Choice Questions - SHOW ME LIST 87

Definition:

(noun) joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

(verb) be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"

(verb) smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

(verb) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

(verb) conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

 

** Please Select the best Word that fits the definition in the left column

INSIGNIFICANCE
BOTANIZE
EXTRAVAGANT
STIFLE
POMPOUS