GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
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|---|---|
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
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