GRE Word List

SLAUGHTER

the act of killing

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

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WordMeaning
abbreviateto make briefer
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
frigidintensely cold
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs