GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| categorical | absolute |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |