GRE Word List

SLAUGHTER

the act of killing

The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.

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eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
averto declare positively
gruntto utter a grunt
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable