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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WordMeaning
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
ethosthe distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
expenditurethe act or process of expending
garnerto gather into storage
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical