GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
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