GRE Word List

SLAG

the dross or scoria of a metal

The meaning of the word slag is the dross or scoria of a metal.

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gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
denotationan act or process of denoting
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
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censurea judgment involving condemnation