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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |