GRE Word List

SLAUGHTER

the act of killing

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

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vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
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inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
noveltysomething new or unusual
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unfrockdefrock
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
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recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
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