GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |