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 |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| ballast | a 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) |
| irate | roused to ire |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |