GRE Word List

SLAP

to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand

The meaning of the word slap is to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand.

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apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
irateroused to ire
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation