GRE Word List
SLAPDASH
haphazard
The meaning of the word slapdash is haphazard.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |