GRE Word List
SLAUGHTER
the act of killing
The meaning of the word slaughter is the act of killing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |