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.
Random words
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putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
adjacent | not distant : nearby |
mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
savant | a person of learning |