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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| ravenous | rapacious |