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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| dissension | disagreement |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| brazen | made of brass |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |